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June 4, 2006

BGA re-balled with lead free spheres

How can I attach a BGA device with Sn/Pb solder on a lead free pcb? Must the bga be re-balled with lead free spheres? If so what is the reliability?

J.W.

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June 8, 2006

You have some options, of all which are viable primarily for prototypes or engineering evaluations

(1) Re-ball the BGA package with Pb-free solder balls
- can be fairly reliable but is time consuming and not viable for production volumes. There are folks that provide this service on outsource basis if you have higher volumes
(2) Use a BGA rework station to attach the Pb/Sn packages as a secondary operation - again reasonably reliable but not viable for production volumes
(3) Use mini-stencil to apply low temp solder paste to the PCB (if real-estate permits access). Hand place your Pb/Sn BGA packages using 2DX and reflow as secondary operation at lower temperature (175oC). This is tricky since solder bridging is difficult to avoid.

Peter Greenland, VP Sales & Marketing
Pycon Inc.
pjgreenland@yahoo.com

Peter GreenlandMr. Greenland has 20 years electronics industry experience ranging from circuit board design to product support & repair services. Peter has spent the last 4 years at Pycon Inc. supporting customers that require high mix, low volume manufacturing solutions and recently developed Pycon's RoHS design conversion capability for customers that need help with lead-free manufacturing.

June 8, 2006

We have been placing SnPb spheres on ENIG for as long as there have been BGA packages .. with good success.

Some of the other mixes are dependant upon the specific finish material employed. IMSn, and IMAg have some concerned.

When reballing, be aware the of alloy created where the replacement Sphere contacts the component attachment as well as the board itself. During reballing some of the solder remains with the component where the previous sphere was attached.

Mel Parrish, Director Training Materials
STI Electronics Inc.
mparrish@stielectronicsinc.com

Mel ParrishMr Parrish has 30+ years electronic design, fabrication, and production experience. His positions include: Chair, Product Assurance IPC; Technical Advisory Executive Council IPC; Committee Chairman Council IPC; President, SMTA Tennessee Valley Chapter; Chair Electro Optics Technical Committee.

June 8, 2006

First is the Sn/Pb BGA going to be attached with Sn/Pb on to a lead free finished board such as a lead free HASL or immersions silver? If so this is OK. If this is not the case then reliability of a mixed lead and lead free is questionable. Cooling rates are critical these will affect the lead distribution through out the solder connection, slower is generally not desirable as it allows the lead to segregate in the last to section to cool. How long the Sn/Pb is diffused into the lead free all will case variations in the reliability of the components if lead is well diffused and rapid freezing is controlled there is less of an issue with the lead segregating. This leads to a more desirable solder connection however lead in lead free should try to be eliminated.

Karl Seelig, Vice President of Technology
AIM
kseelig@aimsolder.com

In his 25 years of industry experience, Mr. Seelig has authored over 30 published articles on topics including lead-free assembly, no-clean technology, and process optimization. Karl holds numerous patents, including four for lead-free solder alloys, and was a key developer of no-clean technology.







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